Dust-pan.



W. A. BABBITT & RHANGHETT.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 190B.

Patented NOV. 24, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. BABBITT AND OREN R. HANOHETT, OF LOGKPORT, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO THE LOGKPORT STAMPING COMPANY, OF LOCKPORT, NEW YORK.

DUST-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed. March 21, 1908. Serial No. 422,554.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, W'ILLIAM A. BABBITT and OREN R. HANOHETT, citizens of the United States, residing at Lockport, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in dust-pans, particularly those of the long handle type, and the invention has for its object an improved construction of device of this character which may be easily and cheaply manufactured and which will be of simple construction, and also durable in withstanding hard usage, as well as ornamental in appearance.

With this and other objects in view, as will be more fully pointed out as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that we shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved dust-pan; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the body portion of the pan, without the top thereof; Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective view of one corner of the body portion in its initial condition; Fig. 5 is a rear view of said corner after the flap has been bent in against the back; Fig. 6 is a similar View of a completed corner; and, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of one corner of the blank out of which the body portion is formed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The body portion of our improved dustpan is constructed out of one integral piece of sheet metal, first stamped in blank form and then shaped to provide a bottom 1, rearwardly converging sides 2 and aback 3. The blank A, (see Fig. 7) from which the body portion of the dust pan is shaped, is cut out at the rear corners, as indicated at a, and recesses a are formed at the juncture of the walls defining said cut-out portions, so as to provide flaps 4 on the sides 2 and at the rear ends thereof. WVhen the body portion is subsequently shaped, these flaps l are bent around the adjacent ends of the back 3 and secured rigidly thereto by their own inherent construction and stability, as well as by the japanning or other coating employed, an by an improved locking feature which forms an essential part of our invention and which will be hereinafter fully described.

The sides 2 of the body portion slope at their forward edges, as indicated at 5, to form with the forward portion of the bottom 1 the mouth of the pan, and the metal of the bottom 1 is extended beyond the sides 2 to form a lip 6. The sloping portions of the sides 2 have their edges doubled upon themselves, as indicated at 7 and such doubled edge extends entirely around the edge of the extended lip 6, preferably underneath the same, as shown, the said doubled edges being lapped at the corners of the lip, as indicated at 8.

It is to be particularly noted that the forwardly projecting and downwardly extending lip 6 is bent from the metal of the bottom, not along a transversely extending straight line, but along a curved line which is to some extent elliptical. Hence the appearance of the article is not only enhanced, but such construction trusses the front end of the pan and materially increases the strength thereof, and it furthermore, insures a true straight edge at all times, which. is a desideratum in articles of this character, and the lack of which is a fatal and frequent defect.

The sides 2 are provided at their upper edges with outstanding flanges 9, which extend from the sloping portions 5 and join the double portions 7 thereof, said flanges 9 terminating at the flaps 4c. The back 3 is also formedat its upper edge with an outstanding flange 10, and said flanges 9 and 10 are designed to enter into engagement with the oppositely extending flanges 11 of the top 12, said top being formed of a separate piece of sheet metal, its side edges sloping rearwardly to correspond. to the shape of the body portion. The top 12 is slipped forwardly over the body portion of the pan, with the flanges 11, 10 and 9 engaging with each other, in an evident man ner. The flanges 11 of the top 12 terminate short of each other at the rear corners of the top to provide spaces 13, and after the top has been applied, as above set forth, the metal is bent downwardly at the corner to provide a tongue 14: which not only interlocks the flanges of the top with the flanges of the back and sides, but also serves as a locking means for securely holding the flanges a rigidly in position, the joint being effectually sealed not only between the body portion and top at the rear corners thereof, but between the sides and back.

The side flanges 11 of the top 12 terminate at the front corners of the top short of the front edge thereof and provide spaces 15 between them and a roll or curl 16 which is produced in the said front edge of the top to truss and reinforce the same. Preferably, this curl is slightly dished, longitudinally considered, or in other words, is somewhat elliptical in a manner similar to the extended lip 6 of the body portion.

To form just as an effective lock at the front corners of the pan, that is, between the top 12 and the sides 2, the metal of the top 12 at the space 15 is bent downwardly to form the locking tongues 17 which include the inter-engaged flanges 9 and 11. Hence it will be seen that at all four corners of the top, secure joints are produced and at the same time all projecting corners are avoided and the device in use will not be so liable to injure furniture, as'would otherwise be the case.

The handle 18 of our improved dust-pan is of the long handle type, )referably, and is preferably formed of one piece of suitably strong wire bent upon itself to form the loop handle 19, and thence twisted to form the body portion of the handle, the two ends of the wire diverging, as indicated at 20, the extremities being finally outwardly turned, as indicated at 21, so as to spring into openings 22 formed in the sides 2 near the mouth portion of the pan. Preferably, the location of these openings 22 is such that the diverged members 20 will slope backward therefrom and rest against the front edge of the top so as to hold the handle in an inclined position where it may be easily grasped without unnecessary stooping. It is obvious that by this construction of handle, and by the exact shape and construction of the body portion of the dust-pan, the handles may be readily detached from the pans and the latter nested one within the other so as to occupy a minimum amount of space for shipment.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that we have provided a very simple and durable construction of dustpan, the parts of which are reinforced and firmly held in place in a manner to effectively prevent the flattening out of the pan or other defects that would otherwise be incurred through either hard or ordinary usage, and this without the use of solder and rivets, or other fastening devices or accessories, thereby increasing the longevity of the pan, as well as cheapening the cost of manufacture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A dust-pan comprising a body portion embodying a bottom, sides and a back, all constructed of one integral sheet, the sides and back being formed at their upper edges with outstanding flanges, and a top formed with inwardly extending flanges adapted to engage with said outstanding flanges, the pan being provided at the corners of the top with downwardly extending locking tongues formed from the top and including the ends of the flanges.

2. A dust-pan comprising a body portion embodying a bottom, sides and a back, the sides and back being formed at their upper edges with flanges, a top formed with flanges engaging the flanges of the sides and back, the flanges at the side edges of the top terminating short of the adjacent ends of the rear flange of the top, and said side flanges of the top terminating short of the front edge of the top, the said top being bent downwardly at its corners in the space formed by the said terminations of the side flanges against the sides and back of the body portion and forming locking tongues which include the said flanges of the sides and back.

3. A dust-pan, comprising a body portion constructed of an integral sheet embodying sides and a back, rear corner flaps, and a top secured to said sides and back and formed at its rear corners with downwardly extending locking tongues extending over and engaging said flaps.

4. As a new article of manufacture, the herein described dust pan comprising a sheet metal body portion, embodying sides, a back, and a bottom, and a forwardly projecting and downwardly extending lip bent from the bottom in a substantially elliptical line, longitudinally considered, the curvature of said line extending rearwardly, that is, towards the back of the pan from the two sides thereof, the bottom extending from its rear edge forwardly in a plane wholly above the free front edge of the lip, whereby the lip will, in operation, maintain the bottom elevated and permit it to yield in a downward direction with elasticity, without destroying the alinement of the lip with the floor.

In testimony whereof we affix our signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM A. BABBITT. [11. s] OREN R. HANCHETT. [Ls] Witnesses EDWIN L. CARL,

MoNrronn C. HoLLEY. 

